Miss Kellerman was a huge draw in the 1910s, her films were sold on her aquatic adventures, wearing very little over a flesh toned body stocking. I don't know if there's much of her films of that time, I haven't seen any, but now, in the mid 1920s, she was no longer new and exciting, or able to pull in big crowds.
So she's in what can only be described, charitably, as a "B" picture, made by the insignificant "Lee-Bradford" company.
Her looks are no help; she has an odd face, her body is far from a "Venus", when seen in a tight, one piece bathing costume, she looks more lumpy than curvaceous.
The plot includes a phantasy segment where she tells a group of children a submerged fairy story in which She plays parts in. If I'm not mistaken, this is a call back to some of the Earlier Fox Studios' Kellerman features. But this one is confusing and ineptly filmed, leaving one more bewildered than charmed.
The casting is bad, too, everyone seems too young, that is, except for Annette, who's apparently trying to portray a teenager. The bad guy, piratical sea captain looks like he'd fall down in a stiff breeze. The make-up on some of the men has to be seen to be believed.
The story has pretty broad believability problems, including a small pouch of pearls being thrown overboard in middle of the ocean, being able to be retrieved by Annette, without any equipment, diving to the bottom of the sea!
This was her last film, I guess it must not have been worth doing more. It's a kid's film, it would seem, but not a good one.
So she's in what can only be described, charitably, as a "B" picture, made by the insignificant "Lee-Bradford" company.
Her looks are no help; she has an odd face, her body is far from a "Venus", when seen in a tight, one piece bathing costume, she looks more lumpy than curvaceous.
The plot includes a phantasy segment where she tells a group of children a submerged fairy story in which She plays parts in. If I'm not mistaken, this is a call back to some of the Earlier Fox Studios' Kellerman features. But this one is confusing and ineptly filmed, leaving one more bewildered than charmed.
The casting is bad, too, everyone seems too young, that is, except for Annette, who's apparently trying to portray a teenager. The bad guy, piratical sea captain looks like he'd fall down in a stiff breeze. The make-up on some of the men has to be seen to be believed.
The story has pretty broad believability problems, including a small pouch of pearls being thrown overboard in middle of the ocean, being able to be retrieved by Annette, without any equipment, diving to the bottom of the sea!
This was her last film, I guess it must not have been worth doing more. It's a kid's film, it would seem, but not a good one.